§ Mr. Owenasked the Minister of Power where exploration for oil is taking place on the mainland of Great Britain; and what is the total quantity of oil produced from these oilfields at the nearest convenient date in 1963.
§ Mr. ErrollLicences issued under the Petroleum (Production) Act, 1934, cover the greater part of England and Southern Scotland and parts of Wales. Exploration is proceeding at many places, but the main centres are in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Production of crude oil so far in Great Britain has amounted in all to about 1.6 million tons of which approximately 120,000 tons was produced in the 12 months to 31st October, 1963.